# CVE-2022-45172: Missing authorization in n/a

> Unauthenticated attackers can escalate privileges to administrator and steal user accounts due to broken access control in registration and user management endpoints.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 27 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9h73-wm82-w5xf

## What is CVE-2022-45172?

CVE-2022-45172 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in LIVEBOX Collaboration vDesk before v018. Broken Access Control can occur under the /api/v1/registration/validateEmail endpoint, the /api/v1/vdeskintegration/user/adduser endpoint, and the /api/v1/registration/changePasswordUser endpoint. The web application is affected by flaws in authorization logic, through which a malicious user (with no privileges) is able to perform privilege escalation to the administrator role, and steal the accounts of any users on the system.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45172?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Liveboxcloud Vdesk.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-45172?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45172 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-45172 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-45172 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-45173](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45173/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-45174](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45174/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-45171](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45171/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-45178](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45178/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-45177](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45177/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-45172 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-45172 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-45172 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45172/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45172/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45172
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45172
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-45172

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45172/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.